Figure 3.
Sox9 expression in muscle. (a–d) Head at E10 and (e-h) limb at E10 and E12. All panels show immunohistochemical staining of desmin (green) and Sox9 (red). (b, c) High-magnification view of a square in (a) and (g) high-magnification view of a square in (f). (d, h) Comparison of Sox9+ progenitor of CNCs with those of the CPM. (d) The mass composed of muscle progenitor cells has few Sox9+ progenitor cells compared to CNCs (P < 0.001). (h) The limb muscle has few Sox9+ progenitor cells compared to the future tendon and bone (P < 0.01). Sox9, SRY-box containing gene 9; CNC, neural crest cell; CPM, cranial paraxial mesoderm; MTJ, myotendinous junction.